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Stress Management and Human Values

The document defines stress as a state of psychological and physiological imbalance caused by an inability to meet situational demands. It notes that stress is considered a modern syndrome resulting from complexities of progress. It lists organizational stressors like career concerns, role ambiguity, and workload, as well as non-organizational stressors like life changes and personality factors. The document states that some stress can be good by enabling focus, but too much stress reduces performance and can cause insomnia, depression, and physical ailments. Both positive and negative effects of stress are described.

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Stress Management and Human Values

The document defines stress as a state of psychological and physiological imbalance caused by an inability to meet situational demands. It notes that stress is considered a modern syndrome resulting from complexities of progress. It lists organizational stressors like career concerns, role ambiguity, and workload, as well as non-organizational stressors like life changes and personality factors. The document states that some stress can be good by enabling focus, but too much stress reduces performance and can cause insomnia, depression, and physical ailments. Both positive and negative effects of stress are described.

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Stress may be defined as "a state of psychological and / or physiological imbalance resulting from the disparity between situational

demand and the individual's ability and / or motivation to meet those demands." Stress is often termed as a twentieth century syndrome, born out of man's race towards modern progress and its ensuing complexities.

- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN

1) Organizational Stress :
a) Career Concern b) Role Ambiguity c) Rotating Shifts d) Lack of Participation in Decision Making e) Work Overload f) Working Conditions g) Interpersonal and Intergroup Conflict

2) Non-Organizational Stress :
a) Civic Amenities b) Life Changes c) Frustration d) Caste and Religion Conflicts e) Personality

Insomnia Loss of mental concentration Absenteeism Depression Substance abuse Extreme anger and frustration Family conflict Migraine, Headaches and back problems.

Some amount of stress is essential for us to excel in life. This is good stress or EUSTRESS But when stress is too much then it reduces performance. This is bad stress or DISTRESS

Positive stress Results

Enables Concentration

Increases Performance

Energizes You Into Motion

Negative Stress Results

Loss of motivation

Reduces effectiveness

Physical, mental, and behavioral problems

The only difference between a diamond and a lump of coal is that the diamond had a little more pressure put on it. ANONYMOUS

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